Kuala Lumpur 2012 Call for Papers and Timetable
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The 8th Design & Health World Congress in Kuala Lumpur provides an opportunity to engage with the world’s foremost interdisciplinary network of thinkers in the field of design and health. Participants will join with architects, psychologists, physicians, nurses, health planners, environmental designers, health administrators, policy makers and other researchers, practitioners and key decision makers and influencers.
The WCDH 2012 Congress Secretariat is delighted to invite you and your colleagues to participate in the 8th Design & Health World Congress 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 27 June-1 July, 2012 by submitting abstracts on the following themes, with a focus on the Asian, African and Middle Eastern emerging economies:
• The future hospital: creating places and spaces for healing
• Case studies of successful healthy environments
• Salutogenic design for healthy communities and urban planning
• Improving health by design in emerging economies
• Developing international benchmarks in design and health
• Health policy, finance & planning: creating access to healthcare for all levels of society
• Indoor environmental quality to improve health & well-being
• New design paradigms influenced by medical technology
• The role of traditional and complementary medicine in modern healthcare infrastructure
Authors are invited to submit abstracts of 400 words in English. The abstract should clearly state the objectives, methods used, results and conclusions. The paper will be presented to an audience with diverse interests and disciplines.
Consequently, we are seeking presentations that focus on the practical importance of environmental design qualities that promote health. Papers addressing more than one of the congress themes will be given preference.
All abstracts will be comprehensively blind peer reviewed by the WCDH 2012 Scientific Committee and a select number will be chosen for oral presentation with a wider number presented as posters. Abstracts and enquiries should be submitted by e-mail to the WCDH2012 Secretariat at the following address by no later than December 15, 2011.
International Academy for Design & Health, Box 7196. 103 88 Stockholm,
Sweden. Tel: + 46 70 453 90 70 Fax: + 46 8 745 00 02
E-mail: info@designandhealth.com
Proposals must include a title, author(s), organizational affiliation, and three keywords. Papers chosen for presentation will be published in the Final Program and Book of Abstracts, with selected papers published in full in World Health Design in 2012/13. The author(s) or co-author(s) should register and pay the registration fee in order to present the paper at the conference. The official language of the WCDH 2012 is English.
Timetable
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| October 2011 |
Publication of Call for Papers |
| 15 December 2011 |
Deadline for Abstracts of Papers |
| 15 January 2012 |
Authors notified of decision of Paper acceptance |
| 15 February 2012 |
Preliminary Program and Registration |
| 15 April 2012 |
Deadline for registration and payment of fee at a reduced rate |
| 01 May 2012 |
Completed manuscript is due to the WCDH2012 Congress Secretariat |
| 01 June 2012 |
Final Program and Book of Abstracts published |
| July 2012-2013 |
Selected papers will be published in World Health Design |
Congress dates and schedule
The WCDH 2012 is a five day annual event, which will be held in Kuala Lumpur from 27 June-1 July, 2012 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia
Wednesday 27 June Registration and Opening Ceremony
Registration from 14.00-18.00
Opening Ceremony and Welcome Dinner from 19.30
Thursday 28 June Congress & Exhibition
Late registration from 08.00-09.00. Congress and exhibition from 09.00-18.00. Social program to be advised
Friday 29 June Congress & Exhibition
Congress and exhibition from 09.00-18.00
Advisory Board Meeting of the International Academy for Design & Health
Saturday 30 June Congress, Exhibition & Academy Awards Gala Dinner
Congress and exhibition from 09.00-18.00
Academy Awards Gala Dinner from 19.30
Sunday 1 July Architectural Study Tours
Site tours and visits to local landmarks and health facilities
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